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pics@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

We visited the Falkirk Wheel last month! It lifts 500 tonnes 80ft into the air using only 1.5KWh of power (it's actually energy N•m/s).

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We visited the Falkirk Wheel last month! It lifts 500 tonnes 80ft into the air using only 1.5KWh of power (it's actually energy N•m/s).

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pics@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Check out more facts here!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel

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Tom Scott once did a great video about it.
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  Thanks!
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  No. That was not seven years ago. No.

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